From
where I sit it looks like the Canadiens are in deep trouble...
No,
it's no just the loss of Carey Price, it's the loss a pretty much
everything that was going right against Tampa Bay and Boston. The
once vaunted power play has gone 0-for-7 against New York. Coming
into the series the Habs were averaging just over 3 goals a game.
They have scored a total of 3 in the two losses. Add to that a
respectable shot total in game 2 (41) the picture looks increasingly
bleak for Montreal. The next issue is Dustin Tokarski. He made 27
saves in a tough situation. And his team certainly wasn't helping.
Take a look a the Ranger goals. A deflection off a defenseman and
two perfect pass/shot combinations. Sorry, Habs fans, but Price
wasn't going to stop those either. In spite of all that, it's hardly
lights out for the Canadiens. Of the 7 series that have seen a 2-0
lead, the team losing the first 2 games has gone on to win the series
3 times (Minnesota, Chicago and Los Angeles). So don't give up hope
Montreal, at least not yet.
At
least that's how I see it, and I sit in the cheap seats.
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